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Originally Posted by bronco67
I feel like the word would have had more power if it was used in specific spots more sparingly, as opposed to being "ni&^@r this and n^&$r that" constantly.
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That's the point. It did not have the power back then that it did today. It was the word that was used by racists and non-racist alike.
Read some of Mark Twain and other writers of the times writings. They reflect the dialogue of the times and they include the "N" word all over the place.
I do not think that Tarantino was trying to get away with anything in that regard. I do think that he was trying to give an accurate depiction of southern attitude of the time as a backdrop to the story.
And I agree with skrog above that this surpassed Bastards
My wife did not go with me and my son to see it today but I convinced her that she will like it so I will probably be seeing it again sometime in the next couple of days.
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